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The AMA Supersport field is currently on pit lane choosing which tires to use for the upcoming 15-lap final on the damp Road Atlanta course.

AMA Pro Racing has declared the Supersport race a “wet” race, which allows competitors to use any tire with a molded tread pattern. In other words, riders cannot use tires with hand-cut tread.

When a race is declared “wet”, classes that normally use slick tires in the dry can use any tires, including hand-cut treads.

But once a “wet” race has started – even if it started in drying conditions – it will not be stopped if it starts raining during the race. This makes the riders’ tire choice more difficult, especially when it could start raining again at any moment, like today at Road Atlanta.

After making his sighting lap, Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster said, “There’s no water running across the track. It’s just damp. Buckmaster and teammates Jamie Hacking and Jason DiSalvo all said the choice of tires is a “toss-up.”

Miguel Duhamel will not race in today’s AMA Supersport race at Road Atlanta.